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ovarian
steroid
luteinizing
nonluteinized
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luteinization
chorionic gonadotropin
luteolysis
metestrus
human chorionic gonadotropin
hormone
intraluteal
mammal
secrete
luteal phase
luteinizing hormone
menstrual cycle
luteogenesis
pseudopregnancy
corporin
follicle
luteotropic
cell
luteinize
midluteal
Definitions:
Noun
corpus luteum
Definition: yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun
Definition: A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones.